Testes And Scrotum Flashcards
1
Q
What is the name given to an undesecended testes
A
Cryptorchidism
2
Q
What is cryptorchidism
A
A testes that has stopped in the normal path of descent to the bottom of the scrotum
3
Q
What are some locations of crytorchidism
A
Intra-abdominal
Inguinal
Canalicular
Emergent (palpable outside the superficial inguinal ring)
Sited between the superficial inguinal ring and the scrotal fundus
4
Q
Which part of the MRS shrinks and which part remains intact to preserve secondary sexual characteristics although sterility is inevitable if the condition is bilateral
A
Seminiferous tubules shrink and later become atrophied
The interstitial and Sertoli cells are unaffected
